fearlesspkjimin's reviews
134 reviews

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

BIGGEST MASTERPIECE THAT HAS EVER BEEN WRITTEN. 

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Freaking masterpiece of a book

The Power of Language: How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds by Viorica Marian

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

dark emotional inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

WAR IS OVER 

and by war I mean reading this book. The most boring book I've read in years, I didn't feel a thing, I don't like any of the characters, the plot didn't make sense. I only liked when Malta was part of the book because I did my Erasmus there and I had fun remembering the places I went to and that were mentioned.
 Disappointing

Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

I loved it from beginning to end. Such a Powerful book, I felt each chapter deeply on my bones and I can't wait to practice all these in hopes of finding the lesson he was too able to find. Simply wonderful 

The Places I've Cried in Public by Holly Bourne

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was simply such an amazing experience. And I committed the mistake of reading it mostly towards the end while going or coming back from class, and I became the one crying in public. 
This is such a beautifully written book, truly truly beautiful. I don't have many words to describe it besides being one of my favourite books this year. 

Everyone should read it and no one should experience any of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Human Acts by Han Kang

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It took me a while to actually get what was going on, possibly because I read it in English instead of my native language but while I kept reading I managed to understand. 
I'm not sure how to describe this book, I thought it'd make me feel way more than it did even tho gh I am aware that the whole book is heartbreaking. 
I'll simply say that I'm glad I got to read it and got to know the story of Dong-ho and everybody around him in such a wonderful, beautiful and painful way. 

Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

This and the first book are the definition of cringe. The first one more than the second, but I still didn't like them much. The problem with this one is that nothing interesting actually happened for half of the book besides them being COMPLETELY OBLIVIOUS, cmon man, that level of denial was definitely something else. At least I'm glad they were mature enough to not cheat but Jesus Christ if it wasn't slow on that matter and then all of the sudden they're completely certain and everything is butterflies and sunshines. Meh, simply not for me.

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

If I could give this book a higher rating, I would. Totally speechless. Simply amazing. Definitely a favourite one of this year. 

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Alright so, I have VERY mixed feelings with this book. 
I enjoyed many of the chapters, and mostly learning that the main character is a type of villain. 
But goddamn if this book wasn't infinite, it wouldn't end for god's sake. It isn't even that long, but TOO MANY things happen and I'm used to books going book 1- year 1, book 2 - year 2, and so on, not that in the spam of a book we get 3 years + a huge amount of war. 
Nothing wrong with that to be fair, I just don't think it's my type. 

I am curious about what happens next, but I'm not sure yet if I even want to read it or if maybe I should wait some time.